About this blog

I am currently a Governing Board Member of the San Carlos School District, elected November 2007. I created this site to keep in touch with folks who want to know more about what is happening in the District and what it's like to be a Trustee.

Please note that ANY OPINION EXPRESSED HERE IS PURELY PERSONAL AND DOES NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT OFFICIAL POSITIONS OR POLICY OF THE SAN CARLOS SCHOOL DISTRICT NOR THE OPINION OF ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES ON THE BOARD.

I encourage everyone to visit the District web site as well as attend School Board meetings.

Note that I reserve the right to edit, reject, or delete posts based on spelling, grammar, readability, or my judgment of what is appropriate discourse.

 

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New Superintendent Hired

Last night the Board officially approved the contract for a new Superintendent of the San Carlos School District, Dr. Craig Baker. You can read the press release here.

I’m very excited about the decision, and having spent some time with Dr. Baker, I’m confident he will be a great leader for our school district. [...]

We have a budget!

Last night, the school Board approved the 2009-2010 school year budget. Of course it contained cuts, and it still heralds potential cuts for next year, but compared to many of our neighbors we actually avoided some of the most egregious reductions in programs. This budget still has us deficit spending almost $300,000 next [...]

Congrats Grads!

This week I was privileged to attend both the Tierra Linda and Central Middle School 8th grade graduations (unfortunately because of a personal commitment, I was unable to attend CLC’s graduation).

I want to extend my congratulations to all of the graduates, their families, and to all of the staff at those three schools for another [...]

Last Week of School!

The San Carlos public schools end this week, and kids are of course getting a bit antsy for summer. I’m excited to attend a lot of the end-of-year festivities, including the fourth grade picnic at Arundel, graduation ceremonies for CLC, Central, and Tierra Linda, and a few more visits to see teachers at the [...]

Leadership Redwood City / Belmont / San Carlos

Last September I wrote an entry about the first class I attended in this program organized by the Redwood City Chamber of Commerce called “Leadership Redwood City / Belmont / San Carlos” — it is a nine-month leadership development program that provides participants the opportunity for face-to-face meetings and hands-on workshops with experts and key [...]

Learn about being a school board member!

The superintendent sent out this bulletin yesterday:

Do you have any interest in knowing what it’s like to be a School Board member in San Carlos, or what’s the process for running for office? This November there will be an election for three of the five seats on the School Board. Current school board [...]